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You can have your cake and eat it too. Or hot wings. You can have those and eat them too… dipped in ranch… with a cocktail – totally guilt free and cheaper than happy hour at your local bar! I’ve got a great Cauliflower Buffalo Wings recipe paired perfectly with Cashew Ranch Dip and a Honey Coconut Mojito Mocktail to wash it all down. All of these can be made 100% vegan and gluten free. You know, if you’re in to that sort of thing. Continue reading “Wingin’ It”→

Get ready for the big game by preparing this cocktail smokies recipe. Instead of using BBQ sauce, change it up with a sweet and savory sauce. The pineapple juice and soy sauce give this recipe a whole new yummy twist! Enjoy….I did!

This is a perfect recipe for holiday appetizers and they are AWESOME!! You can make this recipe up ahead of time with just a few ingredients. When I entertain I love to serve appetizers and this one will always be on my list. Enjoy!!!

As I am adding the details to this blog, it is a dreary Wednesday. It’s already been a long week of work and I am ready to relax, but of course my day doesn’t end at the 5:00pm hour- we have a potluck to go to tonight. You know I love a good potluck, but I’m burnt out, have a case of the mid-week blues and need an easy recipe. For tonight, I decided to make a taco dip to share. It’s easy, quick, you don’t need a lot of ingredients and it’s always sure to be a hit.

In my recipe I simply top my sour cream, cream cheese, taco seasoning mixture with shredded lettuce, green onions, chopped tomatoes and shredded cheese. That is only because I have a picky family, you could add many more ingredients to this for some extra flavor. For example I’ve tried things like sliced black olives, black beans, chopped jalapeños, sliced avocado, salsa, taco sauce, diced chilies, etc. You get the idea. So be creative, add what you like and serve with your favorite tortilla chips. I hope you enjoy this yummy dish and that you keep calm and carry on through the rest of your work week. Stay strong- the weekend is in sight!

Well it’s the second week of August and realization usually kicks in for me that the summer is almost over. Where did it go? And why can’t winter fly by that quickly?

I love to have a garden every year but towards the middle of August, I start to wonder what in the world am I going to do with all the fresh vegetables. I wait for fresh cucumber salad every year and I have them at every meal. Now each time I see a cucumber I scream!! Please no more! I’ve given away cucumbers and tomatoes at work and to all my friends and neighbors and the worst part is they are bringing me their cucumbers and tomatoes now and I don’t have the heart to hurt their feeling by saying no.

I know that if anyone of you has a garden you are in the same situation, looking for a home for those sweet cucumbers and tomatoes. So I started digging through my recipes and thought I would share a couple of them with you.